An excerpt from my script review for The Addams Family which will be available 09/08/25:
3.) Quality of Characters
One of my favorite aspects of this reboot, not having seen much of the original...
An excerpt from my script review for World War Z which will be available 08/26/25:
4.) Dialogue and Description
Alright, here’s the main focus of discussion.
So this script was 120 pages of actual text....
On one hand I want to talk about this movie, because I have a lot to say about it. but on the other, I really don’t want to spoil anything for you,...
An excerpt from my script review for Long Distance which will be available 08/19/25:
2.) Plot Stability
The premise of the story is solid.
What we’re going to focus on in this section however is...
An excerpt from Reals' script review for Weapons (2025) which will be available 08/11/25:
What Worked
The Hook - This film has a fantastic hook, which is important because it makes for a great logline....
An excerpt from Reals' script review for Eddington which will be available 07/21/25:
What Needs Work
A COVID-19 Western - Look, it says this on the title page, and that description does not really inspire...
We break scripts down the Monday after its opening weekend. Read detailed reviews and see what current writers selling scripts are doing right, and sometimes wrong.
Let’s face it, no one cares about Greg Sestero. He isn’t a terrible actor I’d say, just a very bland one. People aren’t clambering over one another to see a film with...
An excerpt from my script review for Trumbo which will be available 04/25/16:
6.) What I liked...
Besides being a well written screenplay, the tangents with today’s political climate are astonishing.
In this script we’re...
The Captain's script review for our Amateur Monday winning script Black Swarm which will be available 10/08/15 (and don't forget to check out the script here):
Time to review a script! Which...
An excerpt from Reals' script review for Dagon by David Michael Quiroz, Jr. which will be available 11/26/18:
The Script
-- I like that it is only 101 pages (including the Bloodlist cover page...
An excerpt from my script review for The Nice Guys which will be available 05/23/16:
2.) Plot Stability
Let’s be honest. This is a Lethal Weapon reboot.
As I read, I could easily see...
An excerpt from my script review for Bridge of Spies which will be available 10/20/15:
2.) Plot Stability
Instead of giving you a plot summary in this section, I want to focus on something...
An excerpt from my script review for The Road which will be available 12/13/20:
3.) Quality of Characters
Three dimensional personalities tucked behind generic names.
Man and Boy.
We’re with them for well over one hundred...
An excerpt from my script review for Triangle which will be available 10/16/17:
4.) Dialogue and Description
Proper use of an establishing shot!
As I read, and our group was on the ocean liner, this...